HAPPY BIRTHDAY

LEE EVANS, 55. The hyperactive comedian and actor, who retired from stand-up in 2014, secured a Guinness World Record in 2005 for a solo performance to the biggest comedy audience — 10,108 people in Manchester. He got engaged to his wife, aged 19, with a £15 ring. They celebrate their 35th anniversary this year. SIR TOM COURTENAY, 82. The Oscarnominated, star of doctor Zhivago and Billy Liar, got a first taste for performing during World War II air raids in an Anderson shelter. Last year, while having a cataract operation, doctors discovered he had never seen colours properly after having scarlet fever as a child. They restored his full vision.